digital asset treasury
Metaplanet (TSE: 3350) has formally established a Sponsored Level I American Depositary Receipt (ADR) program, a strategic move aimed at streamlining access for U.S. investors and bolstering liquidity in North American markets. Effective December 19, 2025, the program has appointed Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas as the depositary bank.
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Animoca Brands Japan has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for strategic cooperation in the Digital Asset Treasury (DAT) domain with Solv Protocol, the Bitcoin decentralized finance (BTCFi: Bitcoin DeFi) protocol. Under this agreement, Animoca Brands Japan and Solv Protocol will support Japanese listed companies in holding and managing Bitcoin.
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Pivotal Trend Service (PTS) has announced the official launch of its flagship digital asset product, PMN (Pivotal Mining Note), on Republic, marking a significant milestone for the global digital securities industry. PMN becomes the first Japan-originated Security Token Offering (STO) to be compliantly offered in the United States, and the
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Metaplanet's top-line financial metrics for the first nine months of FY2025 provide a clear, quantitative summary of the company's extraordinary year-over-year growth. These results reflect the successful and aggressive execution of Metaplanet's strategic pivot towards becoming a premier Bitcoin treasury company, marking a fundamental
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Gumi, a name long synonymous with Japan's vibrant mobile gaming industry, has signaled one of the most decisive strategic shifts in its history. The company last week announced a landmark capital raise of approximately ¥5.7 billion (roughly $38 million USD) through the issuance of stock acquisition rights.
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Bakkt Holdings has entered into a share purchase agreement with RIZAP Group to acquire approximately 30% of the outstanding shares of MarushoHotta (MHT), a Tokyo Stock Exchange-listed company (TSE: 8105). The acquisition would make Bakkt the largest shareholder of MHT. As part of the transaction, Phillip Lord, President of Bakkt
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Tokyo Stock Exchange-listed Quantum Solutions has entered into a business collaboration arrangement with TDX Strategies to cooperate extensively in areas including Bitcoin trade execution, asset custody, structured product design, and market risk management—offering end-to-end technical and service support for Quantum Solutions' Bitcoin Treasury strategy. Quantum Solutions previously disclosed
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While the Metaplanet story is widely understood by now, especially since it is largely a replication of the (Micro-)Strategy "Bitcoin Treasury" model (see "Metaplanet's fiscal year 2024 results", and "Metaplanet announces 2025-2026 Bitcoin Plan"), Remixpoint is only now getting traction in
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The "Crypto Asset Benchmark Study Group" organized by QUICK Corporation published a report entitled "Ecosystem Construction and Ripple Effects Brought About by a Domestic Crypto Asset Benchmark," which summarizes the discussions on the development of a domestic yen-denominated crypto asset benchmark (index). Discussions are accelerating in
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KDDI has decided to participate as a node validator in the Bifrost Network. Through this partnership, KDDI will contribute to strengthening security on the Bifrost network and support its penetration into the Japanese market. KDDI has re-affirmed this partnership by listing Bifrost as one of its key Web3 initiatives during
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Plasma has raised $24M across their Seed and Series A, led by Framework and Bitfinex/USD₮0. Other participants include global leaders in the stablecoin and payments industry—DRW/Cumberland, Bybit, Flow Traders, 6th Man Ventures, IMC, Nomura, Karatage—as well as industry-leading angels and advisors including Paolo Ardoino, Peter
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Metaplanet has boldly declared its fiscal year 2024 a resounding success, marking a transformative shift from its previous incarnation as a legacy, asset-heavy business to Asia's premier publicly traded Bitcoin Treasury Company. Its earnings presentation, emblazoned with the tagline "Secure the Future with Bitcoin," underscores the